v BRINGING THE GOOD NEWS TO YOU SINCE 1994 v 9th March 2023 • The HERALD • Page 63 ASK A PROFESSIONAL 023 8254 7600 TMT House • 12 The Marsh • Hythe • SO45 6AL enquiry@tmtlegalservices.co.uk www.tmtlegalservices.co.uk Your Local Legal Specialists PROPERTY & CONVEYANCING We specialise in Conveyancing Services from buying your first home to investment buy to lets Call theTeam on 023 8254 7600 or visit our website for our online quotation tool where you can also instruct us BRYANT & CO Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers We provide a wide range of accounting and business services to individuals, partnerships and limited companies. We specialise in working with family owned businesses, providing guidance and advice as appropriate. Our services include: • Annual Accounts • Bookkeeping • VAT • Payroll and CIS • Personal and Corporate Tax Returns • Management Accounts • Business Advice • We also provide training on the use of Sage and Quickbooks, and the implementation of computerised and manual accounting systems. • Meetings can be arranged to suit your needs, including evenings and weekends if more convenient to you. • The initial meeting is free of charge, regardless of the length of time, as we believe it is important to develop a good working relationship from the outset. • All fees are agreed in advance of any work being undertaken. Please call Peter or Lisa on 023 8089 4982 to arrange a meeting to discuss your business needs. You can also contact Peter on 07976 808969, or email us at info@bryantandcompany.co.uk Have a look at our website www.bryantandcompany.co.uk for a fuller understanding of our business. Many people know that claims can be made against an estate when someone dies, but it can be hard to know how. e best starting point is to meet with a Solicitor who specialises in what are known as contentious probate claims. It may be that you could make something known as an “Inheritance Act Claim” or there could be other ways you could challenge a person’s Will, for example if you believe they have been coerced or didn’t have the capacity to make the Will. An Inheritance Act Claim best suits people who have been excluded or have not been le enough to meet their financial needs. Claimants will generally be bereaved spouses, children or anyone who relied on nancial support from the deceased. ere are some exceptions to this general rule, but it is always best to explore them with your solicitor. It could also be that the deceased had an old or outdated Will which really ought to have been changed before they died or didn’t have a Will at all. ere is a crucial deadline to meet when you make an Inheritance Act Claim. If you miss the deadline, it becomes almost impossible to bring a claim, however strong your case might otherwise be. You have six months to make a claim, beginning on the date the Grant of Probate has been issued. Other claims have di erent time lines and you may need to act swi ly to place what is known as a caveat on the estate to prevent the Grant of Representation being issued and the executors administering the estate. Whichever type of claim you may need to make, you need to discuss it all rst with an expert in the eld who will discuss with you the strengths and weaknesses of making a claim. Our specialist work includes: • Advising on challenges to Wills and Estates • Dra ing “Larke v Nugus” requests to other solicitors • Assisting in obtaining the medical records of a deceased person • Advising on how to ensure that your wishes in a Will are respected via a capacity test or sealed letter For an initial consultation, please contact our specialist Contentious Probate Solicitor Ed Kennard on 023 8089 0919. Contentious Probate Advice from Jasper Vincent Solicitors Ed Kennard, Jasper Vincent
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